ACA Ch3 No 37/2003
AGED CARE ACT 1997
Determination of amount of flexible care subsidy under section 52-1
I, JULIE BISHOP, Minister for Ageing, acting under paragraph 52-1(1)(a) and subsection 52-1(2) of the Aged Care Act 1997, DETERMINE that the amount of FLEXIBLE CARE SUBSIDY payable in respect of a day and based on the following matters is as set out below:
For the kind of care specified in paragraph 15.24(1) of the Flexible Care Subsidy Principles, where this
is in accordance with the joint initiatives agreed between the Department of Health and Ageing and the Approved Providers listed below, the rate of Flexible Care Subsidy per place per day, commencing on
this day or thereafter, is as follows:
| Approved Provider | Pilot Name | Flexible care subsidy rate |
| Baptist Community Services | ACT Transitional Care Program (Morling Lodge) | $46.54 |
| Win Support Services Inc | Dementia – Flexible Care Service | $97.45 |
| Johnson Village Services Pty Ltd | ACT Dementia Pilot | $109.35 |
| Elderly Citizens Homes (SA) Inc | Sundowner Club | $30.73 |
| McLean Shire Council | Far North Coast Disability Aged Consortium | $63.47 |
| Wontama Community Services | Central West People with a Disability who are Ageing | $63.00 |
| Islamic Women’s Association of Queensland | South Brisbane and Gold Coast Innovative Dementia Care | $79.82 |
| RSL (QLD) War Veteran’s Homes Ltd | RSL Care Innovative Dementia Care | $86.17 |
| St Vincent’s Community Services | St Vincent’s Innovative Dementia Care | $80.89 |
| Board of Benevolence and Aged Masons Widows and Orphans’ Fund | Townsville Innovative Care Rehabilitation Service Pilot | $77.50 |
| Brodribb Home Inc and RSL (QLD) War Veteran’s Homes Ltd | Toowoomba Innovative Care Rehabilitation Service Pilot | $81.40 |
| Helping Hand Aged Care Inc | Interlink Packages | $54.73 |
For the kinds of care specified in subsection 15.24(1) of the Flexible Care subsidy Principles, where this
is in accordance with the joint initiatives agreed between the Department of Health and Ageing and the Approved Providers listed below, the rate of Flexible Care Subsidy per place per day, commencing on
1 July 2003, is as follows:
| Approved Provider | Pilot Name | Flexible care subsidy rate |
| Anglican Aged Care Services | Mobile Gap (M-GAP) Care Places | $62.00 |
| Northern Health (Vic State Govt) | Northern Health Home Choice | $88.23 |
| Eastern Health (Vic State Govt) | Outer East Innovative Care Rehabilitation Service | $100.00 |
| Oakdale Services Tasmania | Oakdale Ageing in Place | $61.94 |
| Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre (Vic State Govt) | North East Dementia Innovations Demonstration Project | $106.83 |
| Southern Cross Care (WA) | Dementia in Alternative Settings | $94.00 |
| Senses Foundation | Senses Disability and Ageing Project | $68.50 |
Dated this 5th day of December 2003
JULIE BISHOP
MINISTER FOR AGEING